For the safety of both humans and horses, FOX5 has learned the herd of seven horses in Kyle Canyon are being removed. “I didn’t think it was getting that bad. It is getting that bad.

Do NOT approach, touch, or feed wild horses. Stay at least 40 feet away, which is around a “bus length,” but remember that may still be too close depending on the circumstances.

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, just south of Gainesville, comprises nearly 23,000 acres of marsh, wet prairie and open water and is home to a herd of 1,000-plus-pound bison and wild horses.